Galaxies had a few server jitters at launch (the game was unplayable for the first couple of days), and there’s still a lot to do yet, since the last stage of Beta wasn’t completely finished when the game was rushed to stores. Still, even with tons of balancing and content missing, the game is tons of fun, and it’s a clear evolution of the genre from an automated creature generator into a more complete social interactive medium. It encourages roleplaying better than EverQuest, it’s more gripping than Dark Age of Camelot, and it’s more casual-gamer friendly than Asheron’s Call 2. Oh yeah—it’s also Star Wars.

So, no, the industry isn’t cancelled. But all your free time might be.